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25275: Mapouproductions: (announce) Fwd: TABOU COMBO, Carnegie Hall June 10th To Support the Reforestation of Haiti (fwd)
From: Mapouproductions@aol.com
Contact: For RePlant Haiti
Kathy Engel
631.537.5792
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES, CELEBRITIES AND ECOLOGISTS GATHER TO LAUNCH
CAMPAIGN FOR HAITI
“Trees , Culture, Hope” RePlant Haiti – Carnegie Hall Concert June
10th
To Support the Reforestation of Haiti
New York, NY – Civil rights activist and actor Danny Glover will be joined
by filmmaker Jonathan Demme and human rights attorney Michael Ratner, at a
concert on June 10th at Carnegie Hall to kickoff RePlant Haiti, a campaign
launched by a cooperative of human rights advocates, ecologists and artists
such
as Essence Magazine founder Susan L. Taylor, musician Wyclef Jean and
actress and activist Susan Sarandon to benefit the reforestation of Haiti.
Mapou Productions, in association with Forest City Ratner Companies, will
also be joined by a diverse group of supporters including American Jewish
World
Services; MADRE; and (FAN) Friends of Nature of Haiti.
Scheduled to perform are (list in formation): Kiskeya: The Haitian Orchestra
of Jean Jean-Pierre, Kate Taylor, Tabou Combo, Erna Letemps, Jean-Claude
Eugène, Léon Dimanche, Emmanuel Obas, , Myriam Barthelus, Michel Lemorin,
Hadiyah, Carole Alexis, Poet Kathy Engel, and Nènè Letemps.
WHAT: RePlant Haiti:
The First Annual Concert for the Reforestation of Haiti
WHEN: Friday, June 10, 2005
WHERE: Carnegie Hall
154 West 57th Street
Tickets for the RePlant Haiti: The Concert series are available at Carnegie
Hall Box Office,
212.247.7800 and from Mapou Productions, 917.769.8986.
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“We should not forget that the freedom you and I enjoy today; the freedom
that has come to the colored race the world over, is largely due to the brave
stand taken by the black sons of Haiti…” Frederick Douglass, January 2,
1893,
Chicago World’s Fair
“Sustainable development linked with democratic values promotes human
rights, social justice and equity, including the balance of power between
women and
men.” Wangari Mathaai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient
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